15 Bible Verses about Spiritual Growth

And may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love to one another and to all, even as we toward you,

and indeed you do this to all the brethren that are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, that you abound in love more and more,

Of him we have many things to say, and difficult to be explained, if we do say them, since you are slow in understanding. For though you ought to be teachers, considering the time, yet you have need that some one teach you again what are the first elements of the oracles of God; and you have be come such as have need of milk, and not of strong food. For every one that partakes of milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. read more.
But strong food belongs to those who are of mature age, who, by use, have their internal senses exercised to the discerning of both good and evil.

Therefore, omitting the elementary Christian teaching, let us go on to the perfection of Christian instruction, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of the teaching with respect to immersions, and of the laying on of hands, of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal condemnation. And this we will do, if God permit. read more.
For it is impossible to renew again to repentance those who have once been enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the coming age, if they fall away; since they again crucify in themselves the Son of God, and put him to an open shame. For the land which drinks up the rain that comes often upon it, and produces herbs suitable for those for whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God. But that which produces thorns and thistles is rejected, and is near the curse, the end of which is to be burned. But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, and of things that tend to salvation, though we thus speak. For God is not unjust, that he should forget your work, and the love which you have shown for his name by having ministered to the saints, and by continuing to minister. But we desire every one of you to show the same diligence, in order to have your hope fully assured to the end: that you may not become slothful, but imitators of those who, through faith and patience, inherit the promises. For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself, saying: Most surely will I abundantly bless you, and abundantly multiply you. And so, when he had waited patiently, he received the promises. For, verily, men swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all contradiction.

but speaking truthfully in love, we might grow up in all things, into him who is the head, even the Christ,

so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, in order to please him in all things, by means of every good work bringing forth fruit, and increasing in the knowledge, of God,

And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.

And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and with man.

We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as it is right, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all toward each other abounds:

Now, he that furnishes seed to the sower will both furnish bread for food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;

so, even for this very purpose, uniting to these things all diligence, add to your faith, virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, temperance; and to temperance, patience; and to patience, godliness;

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

as new-born babes, earnestly desire the pure spiritual milk, that you may grow by it,

Therefore, omitting the elementary Christian teaching, let us go on to the perfection of Christian instruction, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

But Saul increased the more in strength, and confuted the Jews that dwelt in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.